CUSTOM FRAME SPECIAL

38 Frames, Hot Damn!

West Coast wonder Doug Schwerma builds bikes and turns out custom frames

as specialized as Jackie Stewart's Formula One ride—by Terry Murray

42 But Guv, The Lawn’s Already Full Of Frames!

A tight-lipped Englishman named Eric Cheney has been setting factory teeth on

edge with his lightweight frame kits for motocross machines—by Jim Greening

ROAD TESTS

25 Suzuki T-350 II Rebel

An improved version of the 305 Raider—which was an improved version of

the X-6 Hustler. But did they gain on all fronts?

32 Honda CB-450 Super Sport

A motorcycle so worthy of the American market that we wonder if the

American market is worthy of the motorcycle.

BULTACO OFF-ROAD SPECIAL

47 Bultaco Sherpa S 200cc Scrambler Road Test

The ragged details on this out-of-the-crate racer will surely be refined next year.

57 Lobito Into Killer Wolf

Turning a Lob into a 250cc trail bike is a good modification for short-legged

chargers—by Doug Richmond

FEATURE

50 It’s Your Environment, After All

Trail riders, the time has come to stop dusting off that precious topsoil with

your knobbies—by Ben Hands

DEPARTMENTS ____________________________________________________

6 Editorial/ The Great Schlegel Compromise-by Cook Neilson

1 0 Letters/ A Punk Latin Student Sounds Off

22 Downhill Straight/ An Open and Shut Case-by Michael Shuter

64 It’s About To Happen/ Peoria TT National and Others

66 Drag Racing/ Gainesville andIrwindale—by Cook Neilson

70 Pipeline/ The LSD of Racing

71 Newsline/New: A Dwell Extender

88 Reader Service Page/ How to Find What You Saw and Liked

89 Classified Ads